Matt is a single shifter
living in a house full of couples. It’s not that he begrudges his friends their
happiness—especially after everything they’ve been through—but he wants someone
for himself. He wants a mate. Living out in the Cornish countryside there seems
little chance of him finding one.

Thomas’s life has recently been changed for
ever. Newly altered, he finds himself in danger as his mother, a prominent
politician, works to put a stop to the mistreatment of altereds and bring those
responsible to justice.

To keep him safe, Thomas is sent to Cornwall
where Matt and his friends offer him refuge until he can return to his home in
London. Despite the circumstances surrounding his arrival, Thomas and Matt bond
in a way neither of them were expecting. They struggle to come to terms with
what this might mean for their future once the threat is eliminated.

"Daniel?" He
strained to hear anything but the whole farmhouse seemed quiet. His senses were
a little overwhelmed after being effectively dampened for the last three hours,
but after thirty seconds or so he could hear the tread of footsteps outside and
a car approaching the farmhouse.

Jordan's black Volkswagen T5
pulled up onto the gravel drive at the same time as Matt opened the kitchen
door. Daniel walked over to meet him as he got out of the van, holding his
phone out for Jordan to see. Whatever was on there had Jordan tensing up
immediately.

"What's wrong?"
Matt called out, making Daniel jump, but Jordan didn't even flinch already
fully aware of his presence. He walked over to them, and looked pointedly at
Daniel.

Daniel motioned for Jordan to
give him his phone back and handed it straight over to Matt. "I got an
email from Shaw."

It took Matt a good few
seconds to recognise the name. And when he did, his chest tightened at the
memories it invoked. It wasn't that anyone had forgotten what happened at the
facility, but it wasn't exactly a popular topic of conversation either. Shaw,
along with Ash and a Dr Adams, had been injected with the serum by Chambers and
had ended up a partial altered. Whatever he had to say, Matt doubted it would
be anything good.

The email was short and to
the point. Shaw hadn't bothered with pleasantries, and Matt felt oddly pleased
by that. They weren't friends, and he was glad no one pretended otherwise. He
read it again to make sure he hadn't missed anything and handed the phone back
to Daniel.

"So." Matt glanced
up at the sky, knowing their peaceful existence was about to change. But he
asked the question anyway. "Are we going to take them?"

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Meet the author:

Annabelle
Jacobs lives in the South West of England with her husband, three rowdy
children, and two cats.

An avid
reader of fantasy herself for many years, Annabelle now spends her days writing
her own stories. They're usually either fantasy or paranormal fiction, because
she loves building worlds filled with magical creatures, and creating stories
full of action and adventure. Her characters may have a tough time of
it—fighting enemies and adversity—but they always find love in the end.